Dima Wannous
studied French Literature at Damascus University and the Sorbonne. She has a diploma in translation from the University of Leon, France, and from 2003 to 2006 worked as a translator and Radio Damascus French news announcer. Also, since 2003 she has written on politics and culture for Assafir, al-Akhbar and Al-Hayat newspapers. She published her debut novel Tafasil [Details] in 2007 (Dar al-Mada, Damascus).
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Banipal No 31 Spring 2008
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